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the third Libertarian to be elected to a U.S. state legislature (all from Alaska to that point), later became the party's vice presidential and presidential nominee Edward Marsden: 1869: 1932: Saxman, Metlakatla, Sitka: Tsimshian Presbyterian missionary and activist, first Alaska Native to be ordained Robert Marshall: 1901: 1939: Wiseman
An Alaska Native and member of the state's Haida peoples, [1] he played college basketball at Oral Roberts University. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Boston Celtics. [2] Chad Bentz (b. 1980 in Seward) is a Major League Baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. Bentz grew up in Juneau, and made history in 2004 by becoming ...
This is a list of Native American actors in the United States, including Alaskan Natives.. While Native American identity can be complex, it is rooted in political sovereignty that predates the creation of colonial nation states like the United States, Canada, and Mexico and persists into the 21st century recognized under international law by treaty.
Mary Peltola became the first woman to represent Alaska in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022 when she had an upset victory against Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III to represent the state.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs defines Native American as having American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry. Legally, being Native American is defined as being enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or Alaskan village. Ethnologically, factors such as culture, history, language, religion, and familial kinships can influence Native American ...
Ray Mala (born Ray Agnaqsiaq Wise, [1] also known as Ach-nach-chiak (Iñupiaq othography: Aġnatchiaq or Aġnasiaq); December 27, 1906 – September 23, 1952) was a prominent Alaska Native actor. He was one of Hollywood's Native American movie actors along with Lillian St. Cyr , Jesse Cornplanter , Chief Yowlachie , William Eagle Shirt, and ...
Mary Peltola (born 1973), Democratic politician and U.S. Representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district; first Alaska Native and the first woman to represent Alaska in the House; Josh Phelps (born 1978), former MLB first baseman; Alissa Pili (born 2001), WNBA player for the Minnesota Lynx; Kathryn Poland (1919–2010), businesswoman
List of Alaskan aviators; I. List of Alaska Native inventors and scientists; L. List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Alaska;